Story Line
An ancient Egyptian priest named Imhotep is revived when a British archaeological expedition finds his mummy and one of the researchers accidentally reads an ancient life-giving spell. Imhotep escapes from the field site and searches for the reincarnation of the soul of his lover.
“It comes to life!”
Top Cast
Boris Karloff
Imhotep / Ardath Bey
Zita Johann
Helen Grosvenor / Princess Anck-es-en-Amon
David Manners
Frank Whemple
Arthur Byron
Sir Joseph Whemple
Edward Van Sloan
Dr. Muller
Bramwell Fletcher
Ralph Norton
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Rating
6.8/ 10
Release Date
1932-12-22
Runtime
1h 13m
Genres
HorrorFantasy
Part of the Series
The Mummy (Universal) Collection
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User Reviews (3)
tiailds
6/10
•1/16/2016After watching Frankenstein and Dracula, this one is far above them.
"Is it interesting?" This one kept my interest for quite a while, though the editing was a major flaw.
2 out of 3.
"Is it memorable?" If I think of classic monster movies, I ...
John Chard
7/10
•7/10/2016Put it back. Bury it where you found it. You have read the curse. You dare defy it?
The Mummy is directed by Karl Freund and written by Nina Wilcox Putnam, Richard Schayer and John L. Balderston. It stars Boris Karloff, Zita Johann, David Manners,...
CinemaSerf
7/10
•7/23/2023When a team of British Museum explorers discover the tomb of an Egyptian princess, they also discover the mummy of her forbidden lover "Imhotep" (Boris Karloff) and a secret scroll that has the power, when read aloud, to restore the dead to life. It'...